{"id":20,"date":"2007-04-28T22:04:54","date_gmt":"2007-04-28T21:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/04\/28\/bep-45-int-socializing-keeping-a-conversation-going\/"},"modified":"2012-01-15T16:35:01","modified_gmt":"2012-01-15T16:35:01","slug":"bep-45-int-socializing-keeping-a-conversation-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/04\/28\/bep-45-int-socializing-keeping-a-conversation-going\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 45 &#8211; Socializing: Keeping a Conversation Going"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the second in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2007\/04\/24\/bep-44-int-socializing-striking-up-a-conversation\/\" class=\"liinternal\">two-part intermediate Business English Pod series<\/a> on the basics of socializing and networking. Last time you learned ways to start and finish a conversation appropriately. 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Penny had just used a tag question &#8211; &#8220;Interesting speech, wasn&#8217;t it?&#8221; &#8211; to help get the conversation started.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td height=\"30\" colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><strong>Premium Members <\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/aMember\/member.php\">(Sign up for access)<\/a>:<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><strong>Online activities:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_pdf2_1.gif\" width=\"45\" height=\"53\" \/><br \/>\n    <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/StudyNotes\/BEP045SN-Socializing_Continuing.pdf\" class=\"lipdf\">BEP 45: Study Notes<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_MP3_1.gif\" width=\"45\" height=\"53\" \/><br \/>\n    <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/PhraseCasts\/BEP045PC.mp3\">Phrases &amp; Practice<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP45QIZ.html\">BEP 45: Keeping a Conversation Going &#8211; Quiz<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP45CLZ.html\">BEP 45: Keeping a Conversation Going  &#8211; Gap-fill<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><script>\nfunction showhide(id){\n\tif (document.getElementById){\n\t\tobj = document.getElementById(id);\n\t\tif (obj.style.display == \"none\"){\n\t\t\tobj.style.display = \"\";\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\tobj.style.display = \"none\";\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Listening Quiz:<\/strong> (Click a question to see the answer)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/podpress_trac\/web\/150\/0\/BEP045INT-Socializing_Continuing.mp3\">BEP 45 INT &#8211; Socializing: Keeping a Conversation Going<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the second in a two-part intermediate Business English Pod series on the basics of socializing and networking. 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